Had my car into the dealers today after it having a smoking fit whilst away in the Lakes

They have fit a new plastic part with the joint now been sealed by a big silver clip you tighten with a screw instead of the black clamp

The area has been steam cleaned too, so fingers crossed thats that

Bad new is i soon am going to be on my third rear diff

Original lasted about a year and half, the replacement (or reworked part as they hinted today) lasted about another year and a half and hopefully LRCS and my Approved LR Extended Warranty are picking up the bill to fit the third one

If my car worked hard off road and wasn't just driven on roads i might understand a bit, but to have another one go after only 36k miles is a joke  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Sounds to me like the FL2 is only supposed to be used for Tesco and the school run, with the occasional off road pavement parking to me,

RRS is the way to go  At work
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Mona Geeza wrote:

Sounds to me like the FL2 is only supposed to be used for Tesco and the school run, with the occasional off road pavement parking to me,

I don't think so, thats what my car is used for and it can't handle that

@CG I have just been looking to see what they had on the forecourt, might have to swap before this pile of junk falls apart Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Blimey, three diffs?

Did you spot any noise youself? Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Just a whirring noise as mentioned when in the lakes, so asked them to look at it whilst it was in Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Cost a pretty penny if you hadn't taken put extended warranty.

Neverthless it's poor by L/R and you're not the only one to suffer either.
No wonder L/R don't offer 5 years  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

I can understand the original going, things happen, but the replacement going also, is a bit OTT

What makes a diff go? Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

If they "reworked" the old diff that may be the issue. Sadly not all mechanics are well versed in the finer points of transmission assembly and the "close enough for jazz" ethic seems to rule instead of going by the book. I have on many occasions witnessed a skilled mechanic tightening up a diff pinion nut with an air wrench saying "yup, that's close enough" instead of going through the correct preload sequence for a collapsible spacer (Ford). 9 times out of ten he may be right but...... John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

I asked if they had reworked it, as I was originally led to believe they had fully replaced by both the dealer and LRCS Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

too much van towing  At work
At home

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You need a FFRR, not a RRS  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

Been looking comparing prices tonight

Need to do facts and figures and decide on what I want to do and when Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Sorry to hear your woes Nick - not good

I must of been lucky getting to 5 years old with my FL1 and no problems seeing the problems everyone else has - you definitely need a warranty with these vehicles now  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Agreed, I shouldn't feel the need to pay £70 a month for warranty  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis